MIL-STD-129PCH4_MILITARY_MARKING.pdf

MIL-STD-129P

w/CHANGE 4 19 September 2007

SUPERSEDING

MIL-STD-129P

w/CHANGE 3 29 October 2004

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING

FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

AMSC N/A AREA PACK

NOT MEASUREMENT

SENSITIVE

w/Change 4

FOREWORD

1. This standard is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

2. This standard is to be cited only for military marking for shipment and storage.

3. This standard incorporates MIL-HDBK-129.

4. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Chief, Logistics Support Activity, Packaging, Storage, and Containerization Center, ATTN: AMXLS-AT, 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5097 or e-mailed to toby.pt@us.army.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at http://assist.daps.dla.mil.

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SUMMARY OF CHANGE 4 MODIFICATIONS

The following modifications to MIL-STD-129P have been made:

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CONTENTS

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1. SCOPE …

1.1 Purpose .............................................................................................................. l

1.2 Applicability

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General

2.2 Government documents

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks

2.2.2 Other Government documents and publications

2.3 Non-Government publications

2.4 Order of precedence

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 Abbreviations and acronyms …………………………………………

3.1.1 463L System ………………………………………………………………….. 12

3.2 Assembly ................................………………………………………………… 12

3.3 Bar code ................…………………………………………………………….. 12

3.3.1 Case ……………………………………………………………………………. 12

3.4 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code ………………..…………. 12

3.4.1 Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) ..……………………………………………12

3.5 Cognizant activity .....................……………………………………………….. 12

3.6 Consignee (receiver) .....................…………………………………………….. 12

3.7 Consignor (shipper) ......................…………………………………………….. 12

3.8 Consolidation container .............……………………………………………… 12

3.8.1 Consolidated shipment unit …………………………………………………… 12

3.8.2 Content level detail ……………………………………………………………. 13

3.9 Contract number or purchase order number (Procurement

Instrument Identification Number (PIIN) ………………...………………….. 13

3.10 Defense Transportation System (DTS) .....……………………………………. 13

3.10.1 Common-user transportation …………………………………………………. 13

3.10.2 Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) ………………… 13

3.10.3 Government Bill of Lading (GBL) ……………………………………………. 13

3.10.4 Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) …..…… 13

3.10.5 Electronic Product Code™ (EPC)™ …………………………………………. 13

3.10.6 Electronic Product Code Class 0 RFID tag …………………………………… 14

3.10.7 Electronic Product Code Class 1 RFID tag …………………………………… 14

3.11 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices ……………………..……….. 14

3.12 Exterior container .......................……………………………………………… 14 ix

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3.13 Hardness Critical Item (HCI)…………………………………………………… 14

3.14 Hazardous materials .....................……………………………………………… 14

3.15 Human-readable interpretation (HRI) ......……………………………………… 14

3.16 Interior container ………………………………………………………………. 14

3.17 Intermediate container ...................…………………………………………….. 14

3.18 Item description (nomenclature) …………………………..…………………… 14

3.19 Levels of protection ……………………………………………………………. 15

3.19.1 Military preservation …………………………………………………………… 15

3.19.2 Military levels of packing ……………………………………………………… 15

3.20 Loose or unpacked item ..................…………………………………………….. 15

3.21 Lot, batch, or identification control number ……………………………………. 15

3.22 Military methods of preservation/preservation date ……………………………. 15

3.23 Modification work order (MWO) ...........……………………………………….. 15

3.24 National/NATO stock number (NSN) .........……………………………………. 15

3.25 Packaging ................................………………………………………………….. 15

3.26 Packing .................................……………………………………………………. 15

3.27 Palletized unit load ....................………………………………………………… 16

3.28 Parcel post .............................…………………………………………………… 16

3.28.1 Passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag ……………………………… 16

3.29 Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) ..........…………………………………………. 16

3.30 Port of debarkation (POD) ...............……………………………………………. 16

3.31 Port of embarkation (POE) ...............…………………………………………… 16

3.32 Preservation …………………………………………………………………….. 16

3.33 Project code ............................………………………………………………….. 16

3.34 Proper shipping name (PSN) ..............………………………………………….. 16

3.35 Protected cargo .........................…………………………………………………. 16

3.35.1 Classified items ........................…………………………………………………. 16

3.35.2 Controlled items ........................………………………………………………… 16

3.35.3 Pilferable items ........................………………………………………………….. 17

3.35.4 Sensitive items .........................……………...…………………………………. 17

3.36 Quantity per unit pack (QUP) …………………………………………………. 17

3.36.1 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ………………………………………... 17

3.37 Radioactive material ............…...…………………………………………………17

3.38 Required delivery date (RDD) ...........…………………………………………... 17

3.39 Security Assistance ……………………………………………………………… 17

3.40 Serial number ..........................………………………………………………….. 17

3.41 Shelf-life .............................……………………………………………………. 17

3.41.1 Assembled date .........................………………………………………………… 17

3.41.2 Cured date .....….....................…………………………………………………… 18 x

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3.41.3 Expiration date ........................………………………………………………… 18

3.41.4 Inspect/test date ................……………………………………………….……… 18

3.41.5 Manufactured date ......................……………………………………………….. 18

3.41.6 Packed date ............................…………………………………………………... 18

3.42 Shelf-life code (SLC) ..................……………………………………………….. 18

3.43 Shelf-life item ........................…………………………………………………… 18

3.43.1 Type I shelf-life item ……………………………………………………………. 18

3.43.2 Type II shelf-life item …………………………………………………………… 18

3.44 Shipping container .....................………………………………………………... 18

3.45 Supply Condition Codes for Shelf-Life Items …………………………………. 19

3.46 Transportation Control Number (TCN) ....…………………………………….. 19

3.46.1 Unique Identification (UID) …………………………………………………… 19

3.46.2 Item Unique Identification (IUID) …

3.46.3 Unique Item Identifier (UII) ………………………………………………………19

3.46.4 IUID equivalent …………………………………………………………………..19

3.46.5 Concatenated UII ………………………………………………………………...19

3.46.6 Item ………………………………………………………………………………19

3.47 Unit of issue (UI) .....................………………………………………………… 19

3.47.1 Definitive unit of issue ………………………………………………………….. 19

3.47.2 Nondefinitive unit of issue ……………………………………………………… 19

3.47.3 Quantitative expression ………………………………………………………… 20

3.48 Unit pack ..............................……………………………………………………. 20

3.49 Warranty markings ....…..............………………………………………………. 20

4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Identification markings

4.1.1 Identification marking information on unit packs and intermediate containers

4.1.2 Identification marking information on exterior containers and unpacked items … 23

4.1.2.1 Marking for assorted items ................................................................................… 24

4.1.2.1.1 Related items .....................................................................................................… 24

4.1.2.1.2 Unrelated items (multipacks) ............................................................................ … 25

4.2 Address markings .............................................................................................. … 25

4.2.1 Military (DoD) and contractor- or vendor-originated address markings .......... … 25

4.2.2 Military Shipping Label (MSL) .......................................................................... … 26

4.2.2.1 MSL size …………………………………………………………………………. 27

4.2.2.2 MSL stock quality ……………………………………………………………… 27

4.2.2.3 MSL format……………………………………………. ....................................… 27 xi

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4.2.2.4 Completing the MSL……………………………………………………………… 29

4.2.2.5 Data content of the MSL…………………………………………………. ........… 29

4.2.2.6 MSL 2D (PDF417) symbol coding requirements………………………………… 32

4.2.2.7 MSL bar code symbol printing standards............................................................ … 33

4.2.2.8 Human readable interpretation (HRI)…………………………………………….. 34

4.2.3 DoD shipments sent through the U.S. Postal Service and

commercial parcel services (Fed-Ex)…………………………………………… 34

4.3 Placement of identification and address markings……………………………….. 34

4.3.1 Placement of identification and address markings on unit packs and intermediate containers …………………….…………………………………… 34

4.3.2 Placement of identification and address markings on exterior shipping containers, palletized unit loads, and unpacked items ………………………… 35

4.3.2.1 Boxes and crates…………………………………………………………………. 37

4.3.2.2 Bales and cloth-covered bundles………………………………………………… 37

4.3.2.3 Paper shipping sacks, bags, and textile/laminated textile bags….....................….. 38

4.3.2.4 Barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers (including empty containers)…. ...................................................................................................… 38

4.3.2.5 Miscellaneous articles and unpacked items such as spools, reels, rods, coils of wire and cable, and paper- and cloth-wrapped rolls…………….……… 39

4.3.2.6 Unpacked major equipment (except unpacked vehicles)…………………………. 40

4.3.2.7 Palletized unit load………………………………………………………………. 41

4.3.2.8 Wood products…………………………………………………………………… 42

4.3.2.8.1 Bundled wood products………………………………………………………… 42

4.3.2.8.2 Unstrapped (loose) wood products (piles, poles, etc.)…………………………… 44

4.3.2.8.3 Miscellaneous wood products in containers (doors, windows, and moldings) …………………………………………………………………. 45

4.3.2.9 Unpacked vehicles………………………………………………………………. 45

4.3.2.10 Commercial- or Government-owned (or –leased) shipping containers (SEAVANS) and military-owned demountable containers (MILVANS)……. 45

4.3.2.11 Full rail carload and full truckload shipments…………………………………. 46

4.3.2.12 Less than rail carload and less than truckload (LTL) shipments………………. 46

4.3.2.13 Tires (loose)…………………………………………………………………….. 46

4.3.2.14 Tubular products (loose)………………………………………………..………. 47

4.3.2.15 Tubular products (bundles and lifts)……………………………………………. 47

4.4 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D(PDF417) bar code markings (non-ammunition) containers ……………

4.4.1 Content specifications and application techniques (non-ammunition)…………. 48

4.4.1.1 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code label content for unit packs and intermediate containers xii

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4.4.1.2 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code label content for exterior containers ………….……

4.4.1.3 Linear (Code 39) bar code symbology………………………………………

4.4.1.4 Identification bar code configurations and basic message formats…………….. 50

4.4.1.5 Complex identification linear (Code 39) bar code formats……………………….. 50

4.4.1.6 Identification linear (Code 39) bar code format information…………………… 50

4.4.1.7 Applying identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar codes on containers (other than wood) ……………………………………..………. 52

4.4.1.8 Applying identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar codes on wood containers…….……………………………………………………... 53

4.4.1.9 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code labels on unit packs and intermediate containers….…………………………………………. 53

4.4.1.10 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code labels on exterior shipping containers…………………………………………………………… 53

4.4.2 Placement of identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code markings on unit packs and intermediate containers……………………………53

4.4.2.1 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code markings on transparent containers……………………………………………………..… 54

4.4.2.2 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code serial numbers on unit packs and intermediate containers…………………………….……….. 54

4.4.2.3 Identification using machine readable symbology for Unique Item Identifiers (UII) on unit packs and intermediate containers……………………..54

4.4.3 Placement of identification linear (Code 39) bar code markings on exterior shipping containers…………….…………………...........................................…54

4.4.3.1 Formats for identification of linear (Code 39) bar code data on exterior shipping containers………………………………………………………………54

4.4.3.2 Formats for linear (Code 39) identification bar code tags to be used with exterior shipping containers……………………………..……………………….55

4.4.3.3 Identification linear (Code 39) and 2D (PDF417) bar code serial numbers on exterior shipping containers………………………………………………

4.4.3.3.1 Identification using machine readable symbology for Unique Item Identifiers (UII) or exterior shipping containers ………………………………...57

4.4.3.4 Boxes and crates under 10 cubic feet and those 10 cubic feet and over…………. 58

4.4.3.5 Bales, cloth-covered bundles, paper shipping sacks, bags and textile/laminated textile bags, rods, shafts, pipes and coils of wire ..…………………………….. 58

4.4.3.6 Barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers………………………………… 59

4.4.3.6.1 Markings on the tops of barrels, drums, and other cylindrical containers……….. 61

4.4.3.7 Reels or spools of cable, wire, and rope………………………………………….. 61

4.4.3.8 Paper- and cloth-wrapped rolls…………………………………………………… 61 xiii

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4.4.3.9 Palletized unit loads………………………………………………………………. 61

4.4.3.10 Unpacked major equipment (skidded or unskidded)……………………………… 63

4.4.3.11 Multipacks………………………………………………………………………… 64

4.4.3.12 Sets, kits, and outfits (SKO)……………………………………………………… 65

4.4.3.13 Materiel destined for resale …….……………………………………………….. 65

4.4.3.14 Protected cargo (controlled, sensitive, classified, and pilferable items)……..…… 65

4.4.3.15 Bundled wood products ..………………………………………………………… 65

4.4.3.16 Small arms weapons container labels……..…………..…………………………. 65

4.5 Direct vendor delivery (DVD) ………………………………………..………….. 66

4.6 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) marking requirements

4.6.1 Minimum package size

4.6.2 Multipacks

4.6.3 Contractor-originated FMS shipments

4.6.4 DoD originated FMS shipments

4.7 Shipments to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries or shipments using NATO carriers

4.8 Marking for specific commodities……………………………………………….. 68

4.8.1 Household goods…………………………………………………………………. 68

4.8.2 Medical material ……………………………………………………………… 68

4.8.3 Subsistence ……………………………………………………………………… 68

4.8.4 Bulk cargo ………………………………………………………………………. 68

4.8.5 Petroleum products …………………………………………………………….. 68

4.9 Passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ……………………………… 68

4.9.1 Passive RFID tag technical requirements ………………………………………. 68

4.9.1.1 Passive RFID tag/interrogator readability requirements ..……………………… 68

4.9.1.2 Passive RFID tag data specifications …………………………………………… 69

4.9.1.3 Passive RFID tag frequency ……………………………………………………. 69

4.9.2 Passive RFID tag placement ……………………………………………………. 69

4.9.2.1 Individual shipping container or palletized unit load ………………………… 69

4.9.2.2 Unit, intermediate and exterior containers within a palletized unit load ………… 70

4.9.3 Tagging munitions/explosives with passive RFID …………………………….. 70

4.9.4 Electronic data interchange (EDI) transactions ………………………………… 70

5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS

5.1 Markings, marking materials and methods

5.1.1 Marking materials

5.1.1.1 Waterproofing materials used as protective coatings

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5.1.1.2 Stencil-marking material

5.1.1.3 Obliterating lacquer, enamel, or paint

5.1.1.4 Lithographing, embossing, roller coating, or stamping

5.1.2 Labels, paper, pressure-sensitive, water-resistant

5.1.2.1 Use of labels……………………………………………………………………. 72

5.1.2.2 Protective coating of labels

5.1.2.3 Affixing and securing paper labels (except for labels on vehicles and related equipment………………………………………………………… 72

5.1.3 Tags

5.1.4 Water-resistant envelopes

5.1.5 Conditions of surfaces to be marked

5.1.6 Legibility, durability, and color of markings

5.1.7 Methods of marking unit packs, intermediate and exterior containers, and loose or unpacked items

5.1.8 Marking board or marking panel ……………………………………………….. 73

5.1.9 Size of markings ……………………………………………………………… 73

5.1.10 Identification bar code machine-readable markings …………………………… 73

5.1.10.1 Linear (Code 39) bar code symbology ………………………………………….. 73

5.1.10.2 Two-dimensional (2D) (PDF417) symbols ….…………………………………. 73

5.2 Special markings

5.2.1 Shelf-life markings

5.2.1.1 DD Form 2477 Series (Extended Shelf-Life Notice)…………………………… 74

5.2.2 Project code markings…………………………………………………………….. 75

5.2.3 Transportation special handling/ protective services ........................................… 76

5.2.4 Structural markings

5.2.5 Valuable and security items

5.2.6 Special handling, including arrows and FRAGILE/DELICATE markings

5.2.6.1 Legend “USE NO HOOKS”…………………………………………………….. 77

5.2.6.2 Arrows…………………………………………………………………

5.2.7 Pictorial symbols for marking……………………………………………………. 80

5.2.8 Warranty markings…………………………………………………………… .. 80

5.2.9 Lag bolt caution marking ……………………………………………………….. 80

5.2.10 Method 50………………………………………………………………………. 80

5.2.11 Magnetized material

5.2.12 Engineering or technical order changes or modifications

5.2.13 Lot, batch, or identification control numbers

5.2.14 Set or assembly markings

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5.2.14.2 Single stock-numbered and part-numbered sets

5.2.14.3 Single stock-numbered and part numbered sets with different stock numbered parts…………………………………………………………………..83

5.2.15 Consolidation containers

5.2.16 Expedited handling - not mission capable supply (NMCS) and 999

5.2.17 Center of balance and lifting and tiedown points……………………………… 84

5.2.18 Load bearing areas and lift points………………………………………………. 85

5.2.19 Axle weight markings…………………………………………………………… 85

5.2.20 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices

5.2.20.1 Unit packs

5.2.20.2 Intermediate and exterior containers

5.2.21 Materiel condition markings…………………………………………………….. 87

5.2.22 Hardness Critical Item (HCI)

5.3 Exterior container documentation

5.3.1 Packing lists

5.3.1.1 Packing list – multiple container shipments……………………………………. 89

5.3.1.2 DD Form 250 (Materiel Inspection and Receiving Report)

5.3.1.3 DD Form 1155 (Order for Supplies or Services/Request for Quotation)

5.3.1.4 Application of packing lists

5.3.1.5 DD Form 1384 (Transportation and Control Movement Document (TCMD)) … 90

5.3.1.6 DD Form 1149 (Requisition and Invoice Shipping Document) ……………… 90

5.3.2 DD Form 1348-1A

5.3.2.1 Shipment units of single-line items

5.3.2.2 Shipment units of multiple-line items

5.3.2.3 Alternate method of attaching DD Forms 1348-1A and APLs to fiberboard boxes

5.3.2.4 Method of attaching accompanying documentation for

shipments of vehicles

5.3.3 Exceptions to the use of exterior container documentation

5.4 DD Form 1348-1A bar code data requirements ………………………

5.4.1 DD Form 1348-1A linear (Code 39) bar codes……………

5.4.2 DD Form 1348-1A 2D (PDF417) bar code ……………………………

5.5 Hazardous materials (HAZMAT)

5.5.1 HAZMAT marking and labeling requirements

5.5.2 Proper shipping name and identification number……………………………….. 94

5.5.3 Marking and labeling of multipacks containing HAZMAT

5.5.4 Marking and labeling of air and water shipments

5.5.5 Identifying containers and packagings

5.5.5.1 DOT specification and UN performance specification (certification) markings.. 96 xvi

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5.5.5.2 Specialized containers

5.5.5.3 DOT special permits (SPs)………………………………………………………… 97

5.5.5.4 Certification of Equivalency (COE)

5.5.5.5 Competent Authority Approval (CAA)

5.5.5.6 Overpack/multipack containers…………………………………………………. 97

5.5.6 Documentation for HAZMAT…………………………………………………. 97

5.5.6.1 Existing palletized unit loads of HAZMAT …………………………………… 99

5.5.7 Flash point marking

5.5.8 Specific hazards

5.5.8.1 Asbestos

5.5.8.2 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

5.5.9 Hazardous chemical warning label

5.5.10 Kits containing HAZMAT …………………………………………………….. 100

5.5.11 Radioactive material marking and labeling requirements

5.5.11.1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) interior/storage container label

5.5.11.2 Radioactive materials requiring an NRC label

5.5.11.3 Transportation of radioactive materials

5.5.11.4 Exceptions to the use of radioactive material labels

5.6 Ammunition and explosives……………………………………………………. 102

5.6.1 Identification markings on unit packs, intermediate containers, and unpacked items………………………………………………………… . 102

5.6.2 Identification markings on exterior containers………………………………… 103

5.6.3 Identification markings on empty containers……………………………

5.6.4 Identification markings on unit load pallets …………………………………. 106

5.6.4.1 Content of unit load identification markings…………………………………… 106

5.6.4.2 Application of identification markings…………………….……………………. 106

5.6.5 Identification bar code symbol marking requirements…………………………. 110

5.6.5.1 Identification bar code label specifications……………………………………… 110

5.6.5.2 Identification bar code symbol data structure………………………………… 111

5.6.5.3 Identification bar code human readable information……………………………. 113

5.6.5.4 Use of multiple labels for large data requirements……………………………… 114

5.6.5.5 Location and application of the identification bar code symbol label………… 114

5.6.6 Address markings…………………………………………………………………115

5.6.7 Order of precedence………………………………………………………………116

6. NOTES

6.1 Intended use

6.2 Subject term (key word ) listing

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6.3 International interest

6.4 Changes from previous issue

6.5 Sizes of forms used

6.6 Desiccated unit pack label

6.7 Chemical agent resistant coatings (CARC)

TABLES PAGE

I Supply-type Labels……………………………………………………………… 118 II Shelf-Life Codes.……………………………………………………………….. 119 III Application of Supply Condition Codes to Shelf-Life Items ……………….. 120 IV Technical Details for 2D (PDF417) Symbology………………………..……… 121 IV-A 2D Symbol Data Descriptions……………………………………………………125 IV-B MSL Generic Cargo 2D Symbol Format…………………………………………133 IV-C MSL Unit Move 2D Symbol Format……………………………………………..137 IV-D Unit Pack and Container ID 2D Symbol Format..………………………………..140 IV-E Label 1 of 2 Ammunition/Explosive Marking 2D Symbol Format…………..… 141 Label 2 of 2 Ammunition/Explosive Marking 2D Symbol Format………………143

CONCLUDING MATERIAL

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1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose. This standard provides the minimum requirements for uniform military marking for shipment and storage. Additional markings may be required by the contract or the cognizant activity.

1.2 Applicability. The marking of shipments of supplies, equipment, and ammunition will be as specified in this standard. Marking is "the application of numbers, letters, labels, tags, symbols, or colors to provide identification and to expedite handling during shipment and storage."

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this standard. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this standard or recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they meet all specified requirements documents cited in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this standard, whether or not they are listed.

2.2 Government documents.

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those listed in the issue of the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DoDISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation.

SPECIFICATIONS

MILITARY

MIL-DTL-4 - Tires and Inner Tubes (Non-Aircraft); Packaging of MIL-C-46168 - Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical Agent Resistant MIL-C-53039 - Coating, Aliphatic Polyurethane, Single Component, Chemical Agent Resistant MIL-PRF-61002 - Pressure-sensitive Adhesive Labels for Bar Coding MIL-DTL-64159 - Coating, Water Dispersible Aliphatic Polyurethane, Chemical Agent Resistant

STANDARDS

FEDERAL

FED-STD-595 - Colors Used in Government Procurement

MILITARY

MIL-STD-290 - Packaging of Petroleum and Related Products MIL-STD-2073-1 - Standard Practice for Military Packaging MIL-STD-130 - Standard Practice for Identification Marking of U.S. Military Property

(Copies of these documents are available online at http://assist.daps.dla.mil or http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch or from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)

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2.2.2 Other Government documents and publications. The following other Government documents and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, issues are those cited in the solicitation.

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR)

Title 10 CFR - Energy Title 29 CFR - Labor Title 40 CFR - Protection of Environment Title 49 CFR - Transportation

DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (DFAR)

DEFENSE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION SUPPLEMENT (DFARS)

(Application for copies should be addressed to Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.)

JOINT MILITARY

AFMAN 24-204(I)/TM 38-250/ - Preparing Hazardous Materials for NAVSUP PUB 505/MCO Military Air Shipments

P4030.19I/DLAI 4145.3/

DCMAD1, CH3.4 (HM24)

DLAD 4145.41/AR 700-143/ - Packaging of Hazardous Material

AFJI 24-210/NAVSUPINST

4030.55B/MCO 4030.40B

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/ - Storage and Materials Handling

AFMAN 23-210/MCO 4450.14/

DLAM 4145.12

DoD REGULATIONS, MANUALS, AND HANDBOOKS

DoD 4000.25-1-M - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP) DoD 4140.27-M - Shelf-Life Management Manual DoD 4500.9-R - Defense Transportation Regulation (DTR)

(Joint military publications and DoD regulations and manuals listed are available through the applicable Service/Agency publications distribution office. Non-DoD activities can obtain copies of the publications from the Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DSS-CV, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6221.) DoD 4000.25-1-M is available electronically through http://www.dla.mil/j-6/dlmso. DoD 4500.9-R is available through http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/html/45009r.htm.

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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

STANAG 2233 - NATO Consignment and Asset Tracking by Radio Frequency Identification STANAG 4281 - NATO Standard Marking for Shipment and Storage STANAG 4329 - NATO Standard Bar Code Symbology

AMERICAN, BRITISH, CANADIAN, AND AUSTRALIAN (ABCA)

QSTAG 1152 - Bar Code Symbology QSTAG 1154 - Standard Marking for Shipment and Storage

(Copies of Standardization Agreements (STANAGs) and Quadripartite Standardization Agreements (QSTAGs) are available at http://assist.daps.dla.mil or http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch or from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.)

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) AND UNIQUE ITEM

IDENTIFIER (UII) DOCUMENTS

DoD Suppliers’ Passive RFID Information Guide Supplier Implementation Plan DoD Guide to Uniquely Identifying Items

(Copies of the RFID Information Guide and Implementation Plan are available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/log/rfid/index.htm. The UII Guide is available at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/UID.)

OTHER

Medical Marking Standard No. 1 DSCP Form 3556 - Marking Instructions for Boxes, Sacks, and Unit Loads of Perishable and Semiperishable Subsistence

(Copies of Medical Marking Standard No. 1 are available from Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, ATTN: DSCP-FSFB (Packaging), 700 Robbins Avenue – Bldg 6A South, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5092 or through http://www.dscc.dla.mil/downloads/packaging/MMS1.pdf. Copies of DSCP Form 3556 are available from the same address at ATTN: DSCP-HSL, Bldg 6 or through http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/support/specs/forms/3556.pdf.)

2.3 Non-Government publications. The following documents form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.

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ASTM INTERNATIONAL

ASTM D 882 - Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting ASTM D 996 - Standard Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments ASTM D 2582 - Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting ASTM D 3951 - Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging ASTM D 3953 - Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals ASTM D 4675 - Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Flat Strapping Materials ASTM D 5445 - Standard Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods ASTM D 5486/ - Standard Specification For Pressure Sensitive Tape For Packaging, D 5486M Box Closure, and Sealing

(Application for copies should be addressed to ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 or through www.astm.org.)

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STANDARDS (ISO)

INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMITTEE (IEC)

ANSI MH10.8.6 - Bar Codes and Two-Dimensional (2D) Symbols for Product Packaging ANSI X12.3 - Data Element Dictionary MHIA MH10.8.1 - Linear Bar Code and Two-Dimensional Symbols Used in Shipping, Receiving, and Transport Applications MHIA MH10.8.2 - Data Application Identifier Standard ISO/IEC 15415 - Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques – Bar Code Print Quality Test Specification – Two-Dimensional Symbols ISO/IEC 15416 - Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Bar Code Print Quality Test Specification – Linear Symbols ISO/IEC 15434 - Information Technology – Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Syntax for High-Capacity ADC Media ISO/IEC 15438 - Information Technology - Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Bar Code Symbology Specification –

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ISO/IEC 16388 - Information Technology - Automatic Identification and Data Capture Techniques - Bar Code Symbology Specification – Code 39 http://www.asym.org/�

(Application for ANSI or ISO/IEC hard copies should be addressed to Global Engineering Documents, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, Colorado 80112-5776. Electronic copies are available through http://global.ihs.com or www.ansi.org.)

(Application for MHIA hard copies should be addressed to Material Handling Industry Professional, 8720 Red Oak Boulevard, Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217-3992. Electronic copies are available through http://www.mhia.org.)

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA)

Dangerous Goods Regulations

(Application for hard copies should be addressed to International Transport Association, 2000 Peel Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R4.)

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)

Technical Instructions for the Safe Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air

(Application for copies should be addressed to International Regulations Publishing and Distributing Organization, P.O. Box 60105, Chicago, IL 60660.)

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code

(Application for copies should be addressed to International Maritime Organization, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, England.)

(Non-Government standards and other publications are normally available from the organizations that prepare or distribute the documents. These documents also may be available in or through libraries or other informational services.)

2.4 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained.

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3. DEFINITIONS

General packaging definitions may be found in ASTM D 996 and other referenced documents.

Hazardous materials definitions are listed in Title 49 CFR, Parts 171 and 173, and in other related publications.

3.1 Abbreviations and acronyms. The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this standard or are commonly associated with marking. Bar code symbol abbreviations will be in accordance with the standards or documents cited for use.

a. Unit of issue (UI) abbreviations. The following is a sample of UI abbreviations. The correct UI for marking is the UI shown in the contract or purchase order. Commonly used Data Identifier UIs are listed in ANSI X12.3.

AM Ampoule FT Foot PZ Packet AY Assembly GL Gallon QT Quart BA Ball GP Group RA Ration BD Bundle GR Gross RD Round BE Bale HD Hundred RL Reel BF Board foot HK Hank RM Ream BG Bag IN Inch RO Roll BK Book JG Jug SA Sack BL Barrel JR Jar SD Skid BO Bolt KD Cord SE Set BR Bar KE Keg SF Square foot BT Bottle KT Kit SH Sheet BU Bushel LB Pound SK Skein BX Box LG Length SL Spool CA Cartridge LI Liter SO Shot CB Carboy MC Thousand cubic feet SP Strip CD Cubic yard ME Meal SX Stock CE Cone MR Meter SY Square yard CF Cubic foot MX Thousand TD Twenty-four CI Cubic inch OT Outfit TE Ten CK Cake OZ Ounce TF Twenty-five CL Coil PC Piece TN Ton CM Cubic meter PD Pad TO Troy ounce CN Can PE Peck TS Thirty-six CO Container PG Package TU Tube CR Crate PK Pack UN Unit CS Case PL Pail VI Vial CT Carton PM Plate VO Volume CY Cylinder PR Pair WT Weight DR Drum PLT Pallet YD Yard DZ Dozen PT Pint EA Each EN Envelope

b. Other abbreviations and acronyms.

2D - Two-dimensional ABCA - American, British, Canadian and Australian ARS - Agricultural Research Service ALSC - American Lumber Standard Committee ANSI - American National Standards Institute APL - Automated Packing List ASTM - ASTM INTERNATIONAL (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) BCID - Bar Code Identification Markings Bq - Becquerel C - Celsius C&T - Clothing and Textiles CAA - Competent Authority Approval CAGE - Commercial & Government Entity CARC - Chemical Agent Resistant Coating CASKO - Component, Assembly, Set, Kit, or Outfit CCP - Consolidation and Containerization Point CDIST - Consignee Distribution Code CD-ROM - Compact Disk-Read Only Memory CFR - Code of Federal Regulations CLIN Contract Line Item Number COC - Certificate of Conformance COE - Certification of Equivalency COND - Condition Code CONEX - Container Express CONTR NO - Contract Number CONUS - Continental United States CPI - Characters Per Inch CU - Cube DCMA - Defense Contract Management Agency DD - Department of Defense DEI - Data Element Identifier DFAR(S) - Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (Supplement) DI - Data Identifier DIC - Document Identifier Code DLA - Defense Logistics Agency DIST - Distribution Code DoD - Department of Defense DoDAAC - Department of Defense Activity Address Code DoDAAF - DoD Activity Address File DoDIC - Department of Defense Identification Code

DoDISS - Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards DOT - Department of Transportation DOT-E - Department of Transportation-Exemption DRO - Disposal Release Order DSCP - Defense Supply Center Philadelphia DTR - Defense Transportation Regulation, DoD 4500.9-R DTS - Defense Transportation System DVD - Direct Vendor Delivery E3 - Electromagnetic Effects on the Environment EDI - Electronic Data Interchange EDIFACT - Electronic Data Interchange for Administration Commerce and Transport EPC - Electronic Product Code ESD - Electrostatic Discharge EXP - Expiration F - Fahrenheit FDA - Food and Drug Administration FMS - Foreign Military Sales FRT - Freight FSC - Federal Supply Class GBL - Government Bill of Lading GSA - General Services Administration HAZMAT - Hazardous Materials HCI - Hardness Critical Item HERF - Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel HERO - Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance HERP - Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel HHG - Household Goods HMIS - Hazardous Materials Information System HRI - Human-readable Interpretation IATA - International Air Transport Association IAW - In Accordance With ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization ICP - Inventory Control Point IDENT - Identification Markings IEC - International Electrotechnical Committee IMDG - International Maritime Dangerous Goods IMM - Integrated Materiel Management IMO - International Maritime Organization INSP - Inspection IRRD - Issue Release/Receipt Document ISO - International Organization for Standardization ITGBL - International Through Government Bill of Lading IUID - Item Unique Identification JCS - Joint Chiefs of Staff

JHCS - Joint Hazard Classification System KBq - Kilobecquerel KPa - Kilopascal LRO - Lateral Redistribution Order LTL - Less than truckload MAPAC - Military Assistance Program Address Code MAPAD - Military Assistance Program Address Directory MFD - Manufactured MFR - Manufacturer MHIA - Material Handling Industry of America MHz - Megahertz MILSTRIP - Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures MILVAN - Military-owned Demountable Container MMAC - Materiel Management Aggregation Code MRO - Materiel Release Order MSE - Major Subordinate Element MSL - Military Shipping Label MSv - Millisievert MTMC - Military Traffic Management Command MWO - Modification Work Order NA - North American NALC - Navy Ammunition Logistics Code NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization NIIN - National Item Identification Number NMCS - Not Mission Capable Supply NMWPM - Non-Manufactured Wood Packaging Materials NOA - Notice of Availability n.o.s. - Not Otherwise Specified NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission NSN - National/NATO Stock Number OCONUS - Outside Continental United States OCR - Optical Character Reader OF - Optional Form OMB - Office of Management and Budget OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl PDF417 - Portable Data File 417 PIIN - Procurement Instrument Identification Number PN or P/N - Part Number P/O - Part Of POD - Port of Debarkation POE - Port of Embarkation POP - Performance-oriented Packaging POV - Privately Owned Vehicle

PSN - Proper Shipping Name QSTAG - Quadripartite Standardization Agreement QTY - Quantity QUP - Quantity per Unit Pack RDD - Required Delivery Date RIC - Routing Identifier Code RF - Radio Frequency RFID - Radio Frquency Identification RPDD - Required Port Delivery Date SA - Storage Activity SCAC - Standard Carrier Alpha Code SDR - Supply Discrepancy Report SEAVAN - Commercial- or Government-owned (or -leased) Shipping Container SER NO - Serial Number SF - Standard Form SLC - Shelf-life Code SLEP - Shelf Life Extension Program SMIC - Special Material Identification Code STANAG - Standardization Agreement Sv - Sievert TAC - Type of Address Code TAC - Transportation Account Code TAMCN - Table of Allowance Materiel Control Number TBq - Terabecquerel TCMD - Transportation Control and Movement Document TCN - Transportation Control Number TGBL - Through Government Bill of Lading TP - Transportation Priority UB - Unaccompanied Baggage UI - Unit of Issue UIC - Unit Identification Code UID - Deleted UII - Unique Item Identifier ULN - Unit Line Number UM - Unit of Measure UN - United Nations UP - Unit Price UPC - Universal Product Code USD - United States Dollar USPS - United States Postal Service USv - Microsievert UTC - Unit Type Code WP - White Phosphorus WT - Weight

3.1.1 463L System. Aircraft pallets, nets, tie down and coupling devices, facilities, handling equipment, procedures, and other components designed to interface with military and civilian aircraft cargo restraint systems. Though designed for airlift, system components may have to move intermodally via surface to support geographic Combatant Commander objectives.

3.2 Assembly. An item of supply, composed of two or more related parts, that is capable of disassembly (for example, carburetor, powerpack, intermediate frequency circuit amplifier).

3.3 Bar code. An array of rectangular bars and spaces in a predetermined pattern representing coded elements of data that can be automatically read and interpreted by automatic bar code reading devices.

3.3.1 Case. It is either an exterior container within a palletized unit load or it is an individual shipping container.

3.4 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. A five-position alpha-numeric code applicable to all activities that have produced or are producing items used by the Federal Government and to Government activities which control design or are responsible for development of certain specifications, drawings, or standards.

3.4.1 Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). A 4-6 digit number used to identify each delivery date and/or destination’s quantity in the contract schedule.

3.5 Cognizant activity. The activity having responsibility for a contract or jurisdiction over it.

At a contractor's facility, the cognizant activity is the administrative contracting officer or the procuring contracting officer. Contractor personnel do not qualify as the cognizant activity. At DoD installations, this is the head of the agency, bureau, command, or service that is responsible for storage and shipment.

3.6 Consignee (receiver). Party to whom materiel is shipped and whose name and address appear in the "ULTIMATE CONSIGNEE OR MARK FOR" block of the shipping label.

3.7 Consignor (shipper). Party who ships materiel and whose name and address appear in the "FROM" block of the shipping label.

3.8 Consolidation container. A container used to consolidate more than one line item into a single shipping container to be shipped to one destination, but not necessarily to one addressee.

3.8.1 Consolidated shipment unit. A shipment unit with multiple line items, or a shipment unit containing other shipment units, or a shipment unit with a mix of line items and other shipment units.

3.8.2 Content Level Detail. Content level detail includes those data elements that describe the asset or item being shipped plus the data elements necessary to minimally identify each level of a complete shipment entity. The most basic entity is a single box or unpacked item governed by a shipment unit identifier. The data elements are specifically described in DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation.

3.9 Contract number or purchase order number (Procurement Instrument Identification Number (PIIN)) (including four-digit delivery order number or call number, when specified). The acquisition instrument identification number, appearing on the acquisition document. Some DoD contracts refer to the contract or purchase order number, together with the delivery order number, as the procurement instrument identification number (PIIN).

3.10 Defense Transportation System (DTS). That portion of the nation’s transportation infrastructure that supports Department of Defense(DoD) transportation common-user transportation needs across the range of military operations. It consists of those common-user military and commercial assets, services, and systems organic to, contracted for, or controlled by the DoD.

3.10.1 Common-user transportation. Transportation and transportation services provided on a common basis for two or more Department of Defense (DoD) agencies, and authorized non-DoD agencies. Common-user assets are under the combatant command (command authority) of the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), excluding Service-unique or theater-assigned assets.

3.10.2 Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC). A distinct six-position alphanumeric code assigned to identify specific units, activities, or organizations as found in the Department of Defense Activity Address Directory. The DoDAAC may also be found in the acquisition document “SHIP TO” information.

3.10.3 Government Bill of Lading (GBL). A Government document used to procure transportation and related services from commercial carriers.

3.10.4 Military Standard Requisitioning and Issue Procedures (MILSTRIP). A DoD program to establish uniform defense-wide logistics performance measurement reporting to be used in establishing time standards, point to point reporting, supply system workload factors, transportation planning guidelines, and traffic pattern analysis.

3.10.5 Electronic Product Code™ (EPC)™. An identification scheme for universally identifying physical objects via radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and other means. The standardized EPC data consists of an EPC (or EPC Identifier) that uniquely identifies an individual object, as well as an optional filter value when judged to be necessary to enable effective and efficient reading of the EPC tags. In addition to this standardized data, certain classes of EPC tags will allow user-defined data. The EPC Tag Data Specifications will define the length and position of this data, without defining its content.

3.10.6 Electronic Product Code Class 0 RFID tag. “EPC Class 0” passive RFID tags meet the EPCglobal™ Class 0 Specification.

3.10.7 Electronic Product Code Class 1 RFID tag. “EPC Class 1” passive RFID tags meet the EPCglobal™ Class 1 Specification.

3.11 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive devices. Electrical and electronic devices that are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge (static electricity). These devices include, but are not limited to, integrated circuits and discrete devices (e.g., resistors, transistors, and other semiconductor devices).

3.12 Exterior container. A container, bundle, or assembly that is sufficient by reason of material, design, and construction to protect unit packs and intermediate containers and their contents during shipment and storage. It can be a unit pack or a container with a combination of unit packs or intermediate containers. An exterior container may or may not be used as a shipping container.

3.13 Hardness critical item (HCI). Items at any assembly level which are mission critical and could be designed, repaired, manufactured, installed, or maintained for normal operation and yet degrade a system’s survivability in a nuclear environment if hardness were not considered. HCIs will only be replaced with other HCI-approved items.

3.14 Hazardous materials. An item of supply consisting of materiel that because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may either cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

(This includes all items listed as hazardous in Titles 29, 40, 49 CFR and other applicable modal regulations effective at the time of shipment.)

3.15 Human-readable interpretation (HRI).